So often, modern women ask themselves, “Where is my place in a Church whose main infrastructure consists entirely of men?” The truth is that women do have a voice in their Church – more so now than ever.

There has been great excitement around the diocese about Catholics Come Home. Some parishes have seen new faces in the Church and different events in their parishes. How about your parish? This kind of endeavor of the Church in Chicago, Joliet, Rockford cannot be done by you pastor and staff alone. It takes all of us to be welcoming to everyone in the parish and especially at this time new bodies.